NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Family members were left mourning the loss of a loved one after, authorities said, deputies shot and killed a 52-year-old woman in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood.
Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office identified the woman killed in Saturday’;s deputy-involved shooting as Karen Ivette Gomez.
“She kept telling me ‘I can’t do this, I can’t do this,'” said Gomez’s sister.
Investigators said MDSO deputies forced to open fire inside the Northwest Miami-Dade home.
“‘What happened to my mom?’ And I hear two gunshots, two gunshots in a house with no gun,” said Gomez’s daughter.
The shots rang out shortly after MDSO deputies arrived to the Monterey community.
Authoritires said deputies found Gomez wielding a knife and with multiple self-inflicted injuries.
“Deputies from the Northwest District Station responded to a call for service, involving a female that was armed with a knife and actively cutting herself,” said MDSO Assistant Sheriff Eric Garcia.
Detectives said the woman posed a significant threat, and after multiple attempts to de-escalate the situation, things turned tragic.
“The individual, the female was tased with a less lethal device, and at the same time, a deputy discharged their service weapon, striking the female,” said Garcia.
The 52-year old was transported to a nearby hospital, but she did not survive.
MDSO deputies and members of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement surrounded the home after the nightmare unfolded.
As FDLE continues their independent investigation, sheriff’s deputies said they were devastated by what unfolded.
“It’s an unfortunate incident where someone lost their life, and our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of that female,” said Garcia.
No deputies were injured in the incident.
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